In Erwartung Ihres geschatzten Auftrages zeichne ich

English translation: In expectation of (expecting) your esteemed contract, I remain yours...

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20:07 Sep 10, 2001

German to English translations [PRO]Tech/Engineering

German term or phrase:In Erwartung Ihres geschatzten Auftrages zeichne ich

Where I disagree with the others is on the translation of the 'zeichne ich'. I feel this tends to be overtranslated and would not normally appear in a business letter in English. 'I remain, etc.' is very old-fashioned and barely, if ever, used these days ...